The burial of linguistic states

February 23, 2014 19:19

The UPA government made Telangana the last item on its five-year agenda because it wanted electoral benefits without taking any responsibility for the consequences.

Otherwise the new state could have been created, without all the dangerous drama, two or three years ago.

The price will be paid, not just by political parties, but by the nation.

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